*THREAD* Some of you have been in touch after hearing Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi saying on LBC news that people with asthma using inhalers would be in priority group six.

He apologised for this confusion on Good Morning Britain and the government has confirmed that their position remains the same..

..if you were sent a shielding letter, you will be in group four. If you have ever had an emergency hospital admission for your asthma, or ever been prescribed three courses of steroid tablets in a three-month period you will fall into priority group six.

If you do not fall into either of these groups and are under the age of 50, you will be vaccinated after the first nine priority groups.

We know how upsetting and confusing it must have been to hear this incorrect information. The government’s lack of attention, urgency and confused messaging around this issue from the start of the pandemic has caused needless anxiety for people..

..and we are calling on the government to put this right. It is simply not fair that people with asthma are dealing with this at an already difficult time.